Robert Johnson – Hellhound On My Trail (Guitar)
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Chords
As recorded by Robert Johnson
(1937 release)
Robert Johnson played this song in an Open Em-Tuning (E B E G B E).
Here it is arranged for Standard Tuning.
[Intro]
E7 Am E E7/D A/C# Am/C E7
[Verse 1]
E B7 I got to keep movin', I got to keep movin' E E7 A/C# Am/C E7 Blues fallin' down like hail, blues fallin' down like hail E7 Umm mmm mmm mmm A/C# Am/C E E7 A/C# E7 Blues fallin' down like hail, blues fallin' down like hail B7 And the day keeps on worryin' me E7 E7/D A/C# Am/C E E7/D There's a hellhound on my trail, hellhound on my trail A/C# Am/C E7 Hellhound on my trail
[Verse 2]
E B7 If today was Christmas Eve, if today was Christmas Eve E E7/D A/C# E7 And tomorrow was Christmas Day E7 If today was Christmas Eve and tomorrow was Christmas Day A/C# Am/C E7 Aw, wouldn't we have a time, baby? B7 All I would need my little sweet rider E7/D A/C# Am/C E E7/D A/C# Am/C E/B Just to pass the time away, huh huh, to pass the time away
[Verse 3]
E You sprinkled hot foot powder, mmm mmm, around my door E7/D A/C# Am/C E/B E7 All around my door E7/D A/C# Am/C E/B E7 You sprinkled hot foot powder all around your daddy's door, hmm hmm hmm B7 It keep me with ramblin' mind, rider every old place I go E E7/D A/C# Am/C E E7 A/C# Am/C E7 Every old place I go
[Verse 4]
E I can tell the wind is risin' the leaves tremblin' on the tree E7/D A/C# Am/C E/B E7 Tremblin' on the tree E7 I can tell the wind is risin', leaves tremblin' on the tree E7/D A/C# Am/C E/B E E7 Hmm hmm hmm mmm B7 E E7/D A/C# All I need's my little sweet woman and to keep my company, hey hey hey hey Am/C E7 My company